Adding a fireplace to our primary bedroom has been on my dream wish list since we moved into this house. Something about the vaulted ceilings just made me feel like a fireplace belonged in here. I say my dream wish list because for some reason I didn’t think it would ever be realistic to install … Continue reading DIY Bedroom Fireplace Build Part 1
“But Mercedes, what are you going to do when you run out of projects?” Run out of projects. Ha. HA! Never. We lived in our first home for three years and by the time we moved, I still had so many projects I wanted to do. We have lived in this home now for almost … Continue reading What’s on my project list?
And by flip I mean makeover, we’re not actually flipping tables over here, haha! Over the last few weeks I’ve had several of you reach out to me and ask me how to paint furniture. So whether you want to paint a piece to make it work in your home or so you can sell … Continue reading How to flip furniture!
I painted this striped design on the walls and ceiling of the water closet in the kids’ bathroom and I won’t lie, it was quite the time consuming project. Especially for someone like me who would trade a limb (okay so maybe not a limb but perhaps a kidney? Half a liver?) if it meant … Continue reading Faux Striped Wallpaper : A Not-So-Quick Accent Wall
With Love, Mercedes 